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| シャーロット (Shārotto) | |
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| Genre | Drama, Supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Charlotte The 4-koma: Seishun o Kakenukero! | |
| Written by | Jun Maeda |
| Illustrated by | Haruka Komowata |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 2015 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Asai |
| Written by | Jun Maeda |
| Music by | Jun Maeda |
| Studio | P.A.Works |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, CTC, tvk, TVS, GYT, GTV, MBS, CBC, TUT, BS11 |
| English network |
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| Original run | July 4, 2015 – present |
| Episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jun Maeda |
| Illustrated by |
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| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
Charlotte (シャーロット, Shārotto) is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai. The series, which is written by Jun Maeda with original character design by Na-Ga, is the second original anime project created by visual novel brand Key following the 2010 series Angel Beats!. The anime began airing in Japan on July 4, 2015, and is simulcast by Crunchyroll and Animax Asia in South and Southeast Asia. Two manga series are serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic.
Plot
In an alternate world, a small percentage of children are able to manifest superpowers upon reaching puberty. Yuu Otosaka, a boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess others, hopes to use his power to live an easy going high school life. However, he is caught red-handed by the mysterious Nao Tomori and is forced to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy (星ノ海学園, Hoshinoumi Gakuen, "Star Ocean Academy"), where he and the other student council members must help students who have trouble controlling their abilities.
Characters
Main characters
- Yuu Otosaka (乙坂 有宇, Otosaka Yuu)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama
- Yuu is a first-year student at Hoshinoumi Academy, who is the rude and narcissistic protagonist of Charlotte. Upon obtaining the ability to take over another person's body for five seconds, he becomes a fake honors student who usually behaves as if he were smart, but in reality, he is a chronic cheater. He had enrolled into Hinomori High School by cheating on the entrance exam. After being tricked and manipulated into using his ability by Nao, he is forcibly transferred to Hoshinoumi Academy and made to join the student council. He has a second ability which allows him to take the abilities of other users.
- Nao Tomori (友利 奈緒, Tomori Nao)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- Nao is a first-year student and also the student council president of Hoshinoumi Academy. Although she is the president, she has no female friends due to something she did in the past related to her ability. She is a hardworking, intelligent, and shrewd girl, but is also narcissistic, self-righteous, and short-tempered. She has the ability to make herself disappear, but this is limited to one person of her choosing at a time. She is a fan of the post-rock band Zhiend.
- Jōjirō Takajō (高城 丈士朗, Takajō Jōjirō)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
- Jōjirō is a first-year student and a member of the student council. He can move at very fast speeds to make it appear as if he is teleporting, but he is not able to totally control where he stops, resulting in him being hospitalized and always having a new wound somewhere on his body. To counteract this, he has to wear protective gear under his school uniform. He is also a huge fan of Yusa Nishimori, and is obsessed with her to an extreme extent.
- Yusa Nishimori (西森 柚咲, Nishimori Yusa) / Yusa Kurobane (黒羽 柚咲, Kurobane Yusa)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
- Yusa is a first-year student and a member of the student council. She is a bright, innocent, and popular idol singer for the band How-Low-Hello, nicknamed "Yusarin". She has the ability to channel the dead as a medium. However, she is not aware of this and only thinks that she is sleepwalking. As such, she is often possessed by her deceased older sister.
- Misa Kurobane (黒羽 美砂, Kurobane Misa)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
- Misa is Yusa's older sister, who died in an accident six months prior to the beginning of the story. Due to Yusa's medium ability, Misa is able to freely possess her at any time, represented by a change in her hair and eye color. While possessing Yusa, Misa is able to use her own ability, pyrokinesis, though her normal physical prowess is limited by Yusa's body. Compared to Misa, she is more tomboyish and ill-tempered, and she is not afraid to be violent against anyone looking to harm her sister.
- Ayumi Otosaka (乙坂 歩未, Otosaka Ayumi)
- Voiced by: Momo Asakura
- Ayumi is Yuu's energetic little sister in junior high school. Unlike Yuu, who is dishonest through his ability, she is pure and innocent and cares for her brother, providing moral support to him. She takes care of the Otosaka family's household chores. Ayumi has a tendency to add pizza sauce to every food she makes, unaware that Yuu's modern tastes cannot handle the sweetness. She is also known to be a fan of the band How-Low-Hello and an avid admirer of Yusa. She eventually awakes a previously dormant ability to cause anything around her to suddenly collapse; when this happens, her hair glows. This ability results in her death.
Other characters
- Ability users
- Shunsuke Otosaka (乙坂 隼翼, Otosaka Shunsuke, Voiced by: Daisuke Ono): Shunsuke is Yuu's and Ayumi's older brother, who has an ability to time travel; when this happens his eyes turn into a star trail. He is now blind.
- Kazuki Tomori (友利 一希, Tomori Kazuki, Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu): Kazuki is Nao's older brother who once had the ability to control air movements and vibrations, which he used when playing the guitar. He regains his sanity after hearing Sara's song "Fallin'".
- Kumagami (熊耳, Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto): Kumagami is a mysterious student at Hoshinoumi Academy, who has the ability to locate anybody who possesses an ability, but he needs to soak himself in water while fully clothed to use his ability. He helps the student council in finding ability users, He currently works for Shunsuke Otosaka and he calls him Pooh.
- Udō (有働, Voiced by: Yūsei Oda): Udō is a student at Nanba High School (難波高校, Nanba Kōkō) and the captain of their archery club. He has the ability of thoughtography, which he uses to take pictures of girls in their underwear and sell them.
- Arifumi Fukuyama (福山 有史, Fukuyama Arifumi, Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura): Arifumi is a student and a pitcher for the baseball team in Kannai Academy (関内学園, Kannai Gakuen). His ability is telekinesis, which he uses to his advantage in baseball games.
- Saitō (斉藤, Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa): Saitō is a ability user who has the ability of levitation.
- Medoki (目時, Voiced by: Asami Seto): Medoki is a ability user who has the ability to make someone fall asleep; when this happens her eyes glow bright white. She currently works for Shunsuke Otosaka.
- Shichino (七野, Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi): Shichino is a ability user who has the ability of permeation, which he uses to pass through solid matter. The ability, however, causes extreme exhaustion. He currently works for Shunsuke Otosaka.
- Maedomari (前泊, Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae): Maedomari is a ability user who has the ability to alter other people's memories by erasing them. He currently works for Shunsuke Otosaka as a driver.
- Others
- Yumi Shirayanagi (白柳 弓, Shirayanagi Yumi, Voiced by: Mai Nakahara): Yumi is a popular girl at Hinomori High School (陽野森高校, Hinomori Kōkō), Yuu's previous school.
- Mishima (三嶋, Voiced by: Tomoe Tamiyasu): Mishma is Yumi's best friend and a student at Hinomori High School.
- Sugimoto (杉本, Voiced by: Hitomi Ōwada): Sugimoto is a student at Hinomori High School.
- Yoshiyuki Ōmura (大村 佳之, Ōmura Yoshiyuki, Voiced by: Junji Majima): Ōmura is the student council president of Hinomori High School.
- Shō (ショウ, Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka): Shō was a friend of Misa and Kōta when Misa was alive.
- Kōta (コータ, Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya): Kōta was a friend of Misa and Shō back when Misa was alive.
- Takato (隆人, Voiced by: Kenshō Ono): Takato is a student and a member of the baseball team in Kannai Academy. He is a catcher and a good friend of Arifumi.
- Nomura (野村, Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi): Nomura is the class 1-C representative in Hoshinoumi Academy's middle school. She is a good friend of Ayumi and calls her Ayucchi.
- Oikawa (及川, Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita): Oikawa is a student in class 1-C, who is in love with Ayumi.
- Konishi (小西, Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai): Konishi is a student in class 1-C. She is in love with Oikawa, but since he is in love with Ayumi, she despises her and eventually becomes unstable.
- Gondō (権藤, Voiced by: Yasuaki Takumi): Gondō is a delinquent.
- Hosoyamada (細山田, Voiced by: Kenichirō Matsuda): Hosoyamada is a well-known gang member.
- Sara Shane (Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro, Marina (singing)): Sara is the vocalist of the post-rock band Zhiend. She is blind and has a horrible past as a vocalist.
Media
Anime
The Charlotte anime television series is directed by Yoshiyuki Asai and produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex. The series began airing in Japan from July 4, 2015 and is licensed by Aniplex of America, who are simulcasting the series on Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuki, Viewster, AnimeLab and Animax Asia. The screenplay is written by Jun Maeda, who originally conceived the series. The art director is Kazuki Higashiji, and Kanami Sekiguchi based the character design used in the anime on Na-Ga's original designs. Sound and music direction is headed by Satoki Iida. The opening theme is "Bravely You" by Lia and the ending theme is "Yakeochinai Tsubasa" (灼け落ちない翼, "The Wings that Won't Be Burned Down") by Aoi Tada. "Rakuen Made" (楽園まで, "To Paradise") by How-Low-Hello is used as the ending theme of episodes three and four. Several insert theme songs are also used. These include: "Hatsunetsu Days" (発熱デイズ, "Feverish Days") by How-Low Hello and "Fallin'" by Zhiend (episode eight); and "Blood Colour" and "Trigger" by Zhiend (episode nine).
The anime's music is composed by Maeda, Hikarishuyo and the group Anant-Garde Eyes, who also provided the musical arrangement. The music is released on Key's record label Key Sounds Label. The single "Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa" was released on August 26, 2015 in limited (CD+DVD) and regular (CD) editions; the limited edition's DVD contains the opening and ending videos without the credits. There are two in-story bands: How-Low-Hello featuring vocals by Maaya Uchida, and Zhiend featuring vocals by Marina. One single and one album will be released for both bands in 2015. How-Low-Hello's single "Rakuen Made / Hatsunetsu Days" (楽園まで/発熱デイズ) will be released on September 2, and the band's album Smells Like Tea, Espresso will be released on September 30. Zhiend's single "Trigger" will be released on September 9, and the band's album Echo will be released on October 14. The anime's original soundtrack will be released on November 4, 2015 as a two-CD set.
Episode list
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Manga
A four-panel comic strip manga, illustrated by Haruka Komowata and titled Charlotte The 4-koma: Seishun o Kakenukero! (Charlotte The ４コマ せーしゅんを駆け抜けろ!), began serialization in the May 2015 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic sold on March 30, 2015. A second manga, illustrated by Makoto Ikezawa and Yū Tsurusaki, is titled Charlotte and began serialization in the September 2015 issue of Dengeki G's Comic sold on July 30, 2015. The first tankōbon volume for Charlotte, which contains chapters published before the serialization, was released on August 27, 2015.
Notes
- As Charlotte premiered in Tokyo MX's Saturday 24:00 (00:00 a.m. JST) time slot, the episodes technically aired the days following the ones listed.
References
- ^ "Visual Art's/Key Stream Charlotte Anime's TV Ad". Anime News Network. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- Key・麻枝准氏の新作アニメ『Charlotte』が2015年に放送！ 制作はP.A.WORKS (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- "Key Visual Arts Announces Charlotte TV Anime for 2015". Anime News Network. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "Staff and Schedule for "Charlotte" Anime Updated". Crunchyroll. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- "Aniplex USA to Simulcast Classroom Crisis, Charlotte, Wagnaria!!3 Anime". Anime News Network. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- "Charlotte". AnimeLab. Facebook. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- "Animax Asia Will Simulcast Charlotte TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Charlotte Music Special Site" (in Japanese). Key Sounds Label. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- "TVアニメ「Charlotte(シャーロット)」公式サイト Story" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "Charlotte(シャーロット) アニメ TOKYO MX" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- "麻枝准氏の新作アニメ『Charlotte』の４コマコミック連載スタート!!" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. March 24, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "『Charlotte（シャーロット）』放送直前！ G's連載作家からの応援イラストが到着です‼" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- "Charlotte(1)" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
External links
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- Charlotte (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
